Bluewater Ranch® was established in 1991 and is located in Santa Monica, California. It is a creative oasis for the development of ideas for film, television, and books. And hopefully an invention or two. It is also a place where the practice of kindness to animals and our environment is held in the highest esteem.

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Mindy Marin founded Bluewater Ranch and Casting Artists, Inc. in 1991. She is a producer, casting director of more than one hundred films, and the best selling author of Ballantine Books' The Secret to Tender Pie. She makes her home in both Santa Monica, California and at Bluewater Ranch North in West Marin, California.

Kara Lipson joined Bluewater Ranch and Casting Artists, Inc. as a casting associate in 2005. Since that time she has participated in the casting of over thirty feature films.

The beloved creature features of Bluewater Ranch. Whether they were with us for a lifetime, or until their new lives started, these magnificent beings are as much a part of Bluewater Ranch as we are. Click on their photos to learn a bit about them.